Basketball Game Preview: Washington Patriots vs. Parkersburg South Patriots

Washington will challenge Parkersburg South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hedgesville, who was ranked 24th at the time (Washington was ranked 13th). Washington fell just short of Hedgesville by a score of 47-44 on Tuesday. The Patriots have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Meanwhile, Parkersburg South hadn't done well against Morgantown recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Parkersburg South walked away with a 60-51 win over Morgantown. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.

Parkersburg South pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.